Homeowners foreclose on Bank of America, yep you read it right!

I was doing some catchup reading in my email and came across this and it just made me giggle and see a spark of hope, that people are beginning to fight back!  I would have loved to have been there to see this whole thing go down in person, it's about time, " We the People" take back the power from the Banksters!  Enjoy :o)

Homeowners foreclose on Bank of America


Wednesday, June 08, 2011 by: Neev M. Arnell

(NaturalNews) In a role reversal that would bring satisfaction to many a struggling American, a foreclosed couple foreclosed on a Bank of America branch last week.

Warren and Maureen Nyerges, of the Naples, Fla. area, bought a home with cash in 2009, yet in 2010 Bank of America tried to foreclose on them. It eventually took a court intervention to remedy the situation. (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...)

In December 2010, a judge said that the bank wrongfully tried to foreclose on the Nyerges home (http://www.digtriad.com/news/waterc...) and ordered the bank to pay the couple $2,500 for the attorney fees resulting from the mess. But months later, the bank still had not paid up.

The Nyerges hired a lawyer, who pursued a levy, and Friday, June 3, it all came to a head. The lawyer came to the local Bank of America branch with the sheriff, the media and a moving truck.

"I'm either leaving the building with a whole bunch of furniture, or a check or cash or something," the attorney, Todd Allen, said.

Sheriff's deputies entered the branch shortly after 9 a.m., and presented the bank manager with a court writ and the choice familiar to so many former homeowners in America: Pay the money or prepare to lose possessions.

Allen ordered the deputies to take photocopiers, desks, computers and whatever cash was in the drawer to settle the debt. The bank manager on duty was "visibly shaken" he said.

"Having two sheriff's deputies sitting across your desk and a lawyer standing up behind them demanding whatever assets are in the bank can be intimidating, but so is having your home foreclosed on, when it wasn't right," Allen said. "They've ignored our calls, ignored our letters, legally this is the next step to get my clients compensated."

The Nyerges submitted multiple pleas for the money owed directly to the bank many times.

"I talked to branch managers, I called anyone who would listen to me," the couple said. "And I wrote a certified letter to the president (of the bank). No response, nothing."

After about an hour of being locked out of the bank, the bank manager relented and handed Allen a check for the legal fees.

"As a foreclosure defense attorney this is sweet justice" Allen said, because this situation is just a symptom of a larger problem.

Sources for this article include:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...

http://www.digtriad.com/news/waterc...

http://moneyland.time.com/2011/06/0...





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We've been interviewed, check it out!

    Patrice over at; Everyday Ruralty  posted her "Barn Chicks Who Blog", today, and we are the "Barn Chicks" she interviewed. Please go over and check out her lovely blog. :o)

Take a look at what Emily has been doing......

      Hey take a look at these totes over on  A Beautiful Life . Emily is so talented and working hard to build a home business, I just felt led to encourage others to see all that she's been creating. To many cute things, I could get into trouble in her "etsy" shop.  I'm looking forward to receiving our beautiful country tote. :o)

Multi tasking! , getting our Christmas decorations up, Crafts( how to make ornaments) and baking....

 Our tree this year( 2010). We have to stay with a smaller tree due to our living room size and this year we found one that fits just perfect in front of our bay window.  Cortney already has her gifts for Mike and I under the tree. Now I need to get a few gifts wrapped and under there too.

 Lite up, with LED lights. We bought them last year, on sale and we're quite pleased with them, they do NOT get hot, so the worries of the tree catching fire are not a concern and they are bright, although they don't blink.

              Here are some ornaments we've made, or were given to us in an exchange but all of them are fairly simple to construct and make nice gifts or a new yearly tradition.

 Now this little angel is made of a silk white rose( her dress) then the wings we made out of wedding veil, simply cut into approx. 6=7" circle and gathered at the middle with wire. Her head is wooden, with Spanish moss for her hair and a pipe cleaner forms her halo. This is all glued with hot glue and a ribbon added to the back for easy hanging.

 Again we recycle, here is an incandescent light bulb( one that was burned out) painted with a Santa face and a bit of fur added( again hot glued) around the base of the bulb

 Orange peel, apple slices and cranberries strung on wire, make a nice handmade ornament and the smell wonderful( for the first year anyway) I suppose you could mist them with orange and clove oils to refreshen the smell each year.

 Macaroni noodle angel, this was a gift from a friend. An easy and fun project for children, simply glue the noodles together, paint( I think she just spray painted them outside on a piece of old newspaper), add a bow and maybe a bell or a halo.

 Here is a beaded angle, this is a bit more advanced but still very easy, you'll have to sort of figure out the pattern by looking at it. Once upon a time I had instructions, but who knows where they are now*wink*

Another easy child ornament, made with a Reese's Peanutbutter Cup and an metallic green pipe cleaner, twisted up into a tree form with a hanger on top(hook)

 This little angel was given to us by the same friend who made the macaroni angel. I've seen these beads in the craft store but have no idea what they are called. They are strung together with a metallic gold pipe cleaner and the golden leaves are simply hot glued on the back. The halo is fashioned from the same pipe cleaner that it is strung together  with.

 Again recycling, the kids made these on year, using old Christmas cards from the year before. Cutting and pasting them into the back of another card. Simple and easy way to spurn on creativity.

This is a bit blurred, but you can see it is a needle felted star a friend gave us last year. The wool is from their own sheep.

Shhhh!  This is one of Cortney's gifts.( I have to keep her from looking at this post*wink*) I borrowed the idea from my friend, Goodwife over at Her blog  Her purses are knitted and since I still have yet to learn knitting I improvise and crocheted this little purse for Cortney.  It actually went together pretty quick and I know she'll love it. It's made from a yarn that is 85% wool and 15% mohair, so it should last a long time. :o)

                        

I'll try to post more of our homemade ornaments, that could be done quickly and many of which are easy enough for children to make, with some supervision( especially in dealing with hot glue or spray paint)

We're still working on gourds, hoping to have a few done for pictures this week. Baking of Christmas goodies, making handmade gifts and simply enjoying the music of the season( singing along of course*wink*) while working. :o)

A recycling tip and "handy" to have around

If you have wool sweaters that are wearing out, have moth damage, or you accidentally shrank, don't throw them out, recycle them into mittens.  I saw a video not to long ago on "You Tube" about how to make these and started digging out old wool sweaters( Mike had one that was to small and we were given two others with moth damage) First step is to wash then in cold water( so colors don't run)  and dry in a hot dryer to shrink the wool.

 Then you simply trace your hand adding about 1/2" to 3/4 " seam allowance. Pin this pattern to sweater and cut both layers at one time.

  Now turn them right sides together and stitch using a small, stretch zigzag stitch.

 The black pair is finished. You turned right side out again, the print pair is next on the list to be stitched.

 Here is how they look on and they will keep your hands warm, although not sure how snow and below zero temps will affect them.

The print pair finished and turned right side out, aren't they nice :o)   I'm proud of myself, as I am self taught on sewing and it is basic to say the least!

So those of your who are creative, let your minds go to work and recycle those sweaters( wool is best and be sure to shrink it down by washing and drying in a hot dryer before you begin)

The possibilities are endless; hats, slippers, scarves, etc....

" A Day in the Slow Life"

Alla from Mountain Valley Farms invited us to participate in " A Day in the Slow Life"  So today is the day we'll keep track of what's happening and will post it on Sunday. :o)  Okay off to the "Slow Life" *wink*
Please feel free to participate yourself, I think it would be fun to see hour to hour what everyone does, just link to our post.

Let's share our family holiday traditions!

I was pondering this morning about the upcoming holiday,Thanksgiving and all the many, many things we have to be thankful for. We of course will have all our family favorite foods: homegrown fresh turkey, homemade cornbread stuffing( with dried cranberries and walnuts), homemade 30 minute whole wheat rolls, mashed potatoes( grown here on the farm), gravy( from scratch), sweet potatoes( store bought), pistachio pudding salad, and a relish tray filled with fresh veggies and picked veggies from our farm. For dessert the family favorites; Apple pie and a Pumpkin pie( and again of course from scratch from farm produce) Some of our other holiday family traditions are; No Christmas music can be played until after Thanksgiving, then that is all we play, we have quite a collection in which we add to each year. We have an Advent story we read each year, this keep our hearts and minds focused on the true meaning of the holiday. December 1st is the beginning of our baking frenzy, making one or two different types of holiday cookies and family favorite candies, everyday up to Christmas Eve. When the kids were young we almost always saved making and decorating the sugar and gingerbread cookies until Dec. 24 th. We also like to have friends over for a Christmas tea and cookies, last year it was hosted at our friends house, so this year it's back to us. We go caroling with a local church group in mid. Dec. The first weekend in Dec. we pick a tree( we do have a artificial one, but prefer fresh) and this year I'd like to add a new tradition, having Jon, Bobbie and our soon to be grandson, Jaymes, meet us to go cut a fresh tree, making an afternoon of it with a picnic style, provided it's not to cold for a picnic lunch. Then possibly decorate the tree together, enjoying hot cider, cocoa, coffee and of course sample some of the already made holiday goodies. We do decorate the house with a few simple handmade decorations, mostly candles and fresh greenery. Another traditional project we did with the kids when they were younger, to make an ornament for each of us, friends and family, this has fallen by the wayside, but with grandchildren I think it will have to make a comeback! During the course of Dec. we also work on finishing up gifts we are making, we buy very few gifts. It more fun to customize a homemade gift than to just buy something from the store, that anyone else could buy. We have our meal and open gifts on Christmas Eve with my folks and our kids. Christmas Day we stay home and enjoy any company that may stop in, grazing on leftovers and goodies. We'd love to hear what your family traditions are,leave a comment and share a few.